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Re:Why we're helping more wikis move away from Fandom by ykonstant on Thursday October 10, 2024 @10:11AM (#41799030)
Fandom PoE still pollutes the top of Google searches :(
Re:Why we're helping more wikis move away from Fandom by paranoidxprod on Thursday October 10, 2024 @11:29AM (#41799885)
Just tested a bunch and it seems like `path of exile [skill/currency]` usually ranks the Fandom higher while `poe [skill/currency]` ranks the new wiki higher which is why I never noticed (I actually never noticed because I block the PoE Fandom and pin the new wiki on Kagi)
Re:Why we're helping more wikis move away from Fandom by ykonstant on Thursday October 10, 2024 @12:45PM (#41800703)
That's good info.
Re:Why we're helping more wikis move away from Fandom by RheingoldRiver on Friday October 11, 2024 @04:19AM (#41807425)
You may also want to install: https://getindie.wiki/
Re:Why we're helping more wikis move away from Fandom by dpbriggs on Thursday October 10, 2024 @02:31PM (#41801791)
There is an extension which automatically redirects you from Fandom to the new wiki. While that's convenient it probably helps Fandom stay near the top.
Re:Why we're helping more wikis move away from Fandom by iamacyborg on Thursday October 10, 2024 @03:42PM (#41802697)
It does, if you’re clicking on those fandom links and not subsequently providing any negative signals back to Google it’ll assume that’s where you wanted to go.

It was and remains a worthwhile trade-off to ensure folks got to the right wiki though.

Re:Why we're helping more wikis move away from Fandom by entrox on Thursday October 10, 2024 @03:07PM (#41802284)
Consider switching to Kagi with its feature to personalize your results by biasing certain domains.

I've configured it to lower results from *.fandom.com and am really happy about it.